Bhuji/Bhujee is ward 7 in
Umakunda Rural Municipality/उमाकुण्ड गाउँपालिका. It sits in
Ramechhap District
Ramechhap District (), a part of Bagmati Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, also known as Wallo Kirat Ramechhap, has its district headquarters in Manthali and covers an area of . In 2011, the district had a ...
in the
Janakpur Zone
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The headquarters of Janakpur Zone a ...
in the
Bagmati Province
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of north-eastern
Nepal
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. As of the
2021 Nepal census
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it had a population of 3900+, living in 701 households.
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Demographics
Around 80 percent are
Sunuwar
The Sunuwar or Koinch are a Tibeto-Burman ethnic group. ( Nepali:सुनुवार जाति, ''Sunuwār Jāti'') a Kirati tribe native to Nepal, parts of India (West Bengal and Sikkim) and southern Bhutan. They speak the Sunuwar languag ...
/सुऩुवाऱ/मुखीय.
Economy
They depend on agriculture. Some work in the
British Army
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(BGA);
Indian Army
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(IGA);
Gurkha Contingent
The Gurkha Contingent (GC) is a line department of the Singapore Police Force (SPF) consisting primarily of Gurkhas from Nepal, who are meticulously recruited by the British Army under the purview of the Government of Singapore. The contingen ...
Singapore Police Force
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(GCSPF). Others work in Gulf countries.
Education
Bhuji has Kasthem Secondary School, which covers up to 10 class
SEE then
SLC. Its two primary level schools are Thinkepu Ni.Ma.Bi and Dilkharka Ni.Ma.Bi and one Thinkepu pre-primary school.
Schools
* Kasthem Secondary School
* Thinkepu Lower Secondary School
Facilities
Bhujee Health Post Centre is the area's major Health Centre and is located at Poldim.
The administrative office is located at Koldanda.
Culture
Bhuji has its own stories and legends.
It gained awareness due to the Bhujee League football tournament. It was started in the year 2055 BS (1998 AD). The competition was canceled in some years from 2055-2067 BS. In 2068 BS (2011 AD) the competition was renamed as Bhujee League, and continued every year thereafter. The competition gained popularity and attracted players from different villages and from other cities.
References
External links
UN map of the municipalities of Ramechhap District
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Populated places in Ramechhap District
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